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Problem Solving Training + Education for Care Partners of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (CP-PST Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Shannon Juengst, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline (t1), 1-month (t2) and 6-month (t3) post-discharge between both arms
Awards & highlights

CP-PST Trial Summary

This trial assesses the feasibility and efficacy of Problem Solving Training (PST) for care partners of adults with TBI during inpatient rehabilitation, in comparison to education alone.

Eligible Conditions
  • Care Partners of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

CP-PST Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline (t1), 1-month (t2) and 6-month (t3) post-discharge between both arms
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (t1), 1-month (t2) and 6-month (t3) post-discharge between both arms for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes T2 to T3 in the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) Group/Arm differences at T2 in the ZBI
Changes from T1 to T2 in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) Changes from T2 to T3 in the PHQ9 T3 in the PHQ9 to measure maintenance of change Group/Arm differences at T2 in the PHQ9
Secondary outcome measures
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced

CP-PST Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Problem Solving Training + EducationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants in this arm will receive the TBI-specific education intervention and the Problem Solving Training (PST) intervention.
Group II: EducationActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will only receive the TBI-specific education intervention.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Problem Solving Training (PST)
2018
N/A
~100
Education
2017
N/A
~4770

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterLead Sponsor
1,047 Previous Clinical Trials
1,053,707 Total Patients Enrolled
Baylor Health Care SystemOTHER
17 Previous Clinical Trials
18,750 Total Patients Enrolled
Kessler Institute for RehabilitationIndustry Sponsor
22 Previous Clinical Trials
1,073 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
JamaJournal
Caregiver Burden
Adelman, Ronald D., Lyubov L. Tmanova, Diana Delgado, Sarah Dion, and Mark S. Lachs. 2014. “Caregiver Burden”. Jama. American Medical Association (AMA). doi:10.1001/jama.2014.304.
Journal of Head Trauma RehabilitationJournal
A Qualitative Needs Assessment of Persons Who Have Experienced Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Primary Family Caregivers
Rotondi, Armando J., Jennifer Sinkule, Kathleen Balzer, Jeffrey Harris, and Rene Moldovan. 2007. “A Qualitative Needs Assessment of Persons Who Have Experienced Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Primary Family Caregivers”. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00001199-200701000-00002.
Journal of NeurotraumaJournal
Telephone Problem Solving for Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized, Clinical Trial
Bell, Kathleen R., Jesse R. Fann, Jo Ann Brockway, Wesley R. Cole, Nigel E. Bush, Sureyya Dikmen, Tessa Hart, et al.. 2017. “Telephone Problem Solving for Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized, Clinical Trial”. Journal of Neurotrauma. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. doi:10.1089/neu.2016.4444.
International Journal of Behavioral MedicineJournal
You Want to Measure Coping but Your Protocol’ Too Long: Consider the Brief Cope
Carver, Charles S.. 1997. “You Want to Measure Coping but Your Protocol’ Too Long: Consider the Brief Cope”. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1207/s15327558ijbm0401_6.
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